Hackers Actively Exploiting Critical NGINX RCE Vulnerability in the Wild

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May 18, 2026 Hackers are wasting no time exploiting a newly disclosed critical vulnerability in NGINX, with security researchers already observing real-world attacks just days after its public release. Security …

Critical n8n Vulnerabilities Expose Automation Nodes to Full RCE

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May 18, 2026 A fresh set of critical vulnerabilities in the popular workflow automation platform n8n is raising serious security concerns, as researchers warn that attackers could chain multiple flaws …

Linus Torvalds Says AI Bug Reports Have Made Linux Security Mailing List Unmanageable

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May 18, 2026 Linus Torvalds has warned that a “continued flood” of AI‑generated bug reports is making the Linux security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable.” The project is now tightening rules …

Four Malicious npm Packages Steal SSH Keys, Cloud Credentials, and Crypto Wallets

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May 18, 2026 Four malicious npm packages capable of stealing SSH keys, cloud credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and environment variables, while one variant quietly transforms infected machines into a DDoS botnet. …

CISA Warns of Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

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May 18, 2026 CISA has issued a fresh warning about a newly disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability that is already being exploited in real-world attacks, raising concerns for organizations relying …

1 Million WordPress Sites Affected by Avada Builder File Read and SQL Injection Flaws

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A widely used WordPress plugin powering over one million websites has been hit by two serious vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to steal sensitive data and access server files. Security researchers …

Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Update Fails With Error 0x800f0922

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Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical installation failure affecting its May 2026 Patch Tuesday cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5089549, leaving users stranded with error code 0x800f0922 and, in some …

New Windows ‘MiniPlasma’ Zero-Day Let Attackers Gain SYSTEM Access – PoC Released

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May 18, 2026 A critical Windows privilege escalation zero-day vulnerability dubbed “MiniPlasma” has emerged with a public proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to achieve SYSTEM-level privileges on fully patched Windows …

Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes Websites to Authentication Bypass Attacks

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May 18, 2026 A critical vulnerability in a widely used WordPress plugin has exposed over 200,000 websites to full account takeover, raising urgent concerns across the security community. Discovered on …

Fast16 Malware Manipulated Nuclear Weapons Simulation Data to Sabotage Test Results

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May 18, 2026 Fast16 malware has been reclassified as a precision tool engineered not to disrupt nuclear warheads directly, but to quietly falsify the outcome of nuclear weapons test simulations …